Since at least the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the Czech anti-system opposition has been trying to exploit the existing nostalgia for the days of socialism. Many people, especially the elderly, do not distinguish between memories of their own youth and memories of the political situation. Both merge into romanticized memories of their youth. These people are then prone to adopt pro-Russian sentiments, which the political opposition often exploits under the primary influence of hybrid Russian propaganda.
In addition to the traditional alternative interpretation of history, Russian propaganda tries to attack personal frustrations, failures, lack of money and creates the impression that personal discomfort, often only perceived, is the fault of the current liberal and pro-European society and government. At the same time, this narrative is used by Russia to justify the invasion of Ukraine (liberation from the rotten West) and to give the false impression that Europe is thinking more about war with Russia than about its own citizens. It then creates the impression in the consumers of this propaganda that they must be the peacemakers and stop the arms build-up and thus the war in protest, without realising that this impression was created only by the selfish idea that the money flowing to help the invaded country is somehow stolen from them. Many then project their own frustrations and failures onto this worldview, creating a loud and discontented social group working for free for the interests of the Russian aggressor.
